Our industry has proven its resilience — but dental businesses can’t afford to stand still. By Dr. Roshan Parikh, President and CEO, dntl bar The dental business is evolving fast — and that makes it all the more important to step away from the daily grind now and...
As you know from Group Dentistry Now's monthly DSO Deal Roundup articles, consolidation is booming in the DSO Industry! Will it last? What else is going on and what will the next year bring? As we emerge from the pandemic of a lifetime, we hear...
DSOs are charting a new path forward. Here are the trends to watch. By Dr. Roshan Parikh After a turbulent year, it was thrilling to see so many practitioners, dental entrepreneurs, and Dental Service Organization leaders gather in-person for Dykema’s Annual Definitive Conference (over 1300 registrants in...
Posted on April 14, 2020 by Kathrin E. Kudner On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or “CARES Act” which includes $100 billion in relief funds for hospitals and other healthcare providers to be used to provide support for healthcare-related expenses or...
On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (CARES) Act, an economic stimulus package addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (the “Act”). The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the Act in its...
The CARES Act will establish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This alert contains several pieces of information about and highlights of the PPP, including who will be eligible, who will lend the money, what the maximum loan amount and interest rate are, what permitted uses...
Donna K. McElroy Dykema Member, Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) a few hours after the Senate approved the bill. Among other things, the new law, with which...
Based on historical data, it is virtually inevitable that another recession will occur sometime in the not–too-distant future particularly with the recent coronavirus concerns. Many in the DSO industry are wondering what effect a recession might have on the Great Evolution and Consolidation of the...
Over the last decade, the dental industry has undergone evolution and consolidation. Solo and group practices are affiliating with dental service organizations at a record pace. Nondentist investors are buying nonclinical assets, such as dental equipment, leases, and intellectual property, and contractually affiliating dental practices...
By Kathrin E. Kudner The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) settled a HIPAA violation with a Texas-based dental practice based on the practice’s inappropriate disclosures of PHI on YELP. OCR received a complaint on June 5, 2016, from a...